English Second Division 1897/1898
Historical league standings at 5th March 1898
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Burnley | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 13 | 40 | 4.77 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 34 | 1.74 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 31 | 1.92 |
| 4 | Woolwich Arsenal | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 43 | 28 | 1.23 |
| 5 | Small Heath | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 38 | 27 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 38 | 25 | 1.53 |
| 7 | Newton Heath | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 20 | 24 | 2.05 |
| 8 | Leicester Fosse | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 1.19 |
| 9 | Walsall | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 56 | 22 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Gainsborough Trinity | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 36 | 53 | 14 | 0.68 |
| 13 | Burton Swifts | 22 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 51 | 14 | 0.57 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 71 | 14 | 0.55 |
| 15 | Darwen | 23 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 57 | 14 | 0.42 |
| 16 | Loughborough | 21 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 11 | 0.31 |
